9 March 2011
Nikki
raises Human Rights issues on Iran and then slams unelected EU
high representitive
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Press Release - March 8th
2011
MEP NIKKI SINCLAIRE CALLS FOR A STOP TO POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION
FOR WOMEN
MEP Nikki Sinclaire
chose International Women’s Day to suggest the EU should put
a stop to positive discrimination for women.
In a speech at the Strasbourg parliament today, Nikki declared her belief
that the European Parliament had lost touch with reality. The MEP stated
that she is against discrimination of any kind – even positive – as
it inevitably leads to the creation of victims. She cited a report tabled
in Parliament this week by Rovana Plumb calling for positive discrimination
in ‘social, economic and political life’ as well as education.
She referred to a report tabled in the Parliament this week by Rovana Plumb
calling for positive discrimination in "social, economic, and political
life", and also in education.
Plumb also suggests that member states revise their immigration policies
in order to allow female immigrants easier access to employment.
The West Midlands ’ independent MEP added that women do not need to
be patronized by quotas and, instead, need barriers to their progress to
be removed. The EU would be better placed focusing on issues such as the
need for improved and State-funded childcare, particularly in certain member
states, she added. According to a Commission report in 2008, Malta , Slovakia
, Lithuania , Czech Republic and Poland have poor child support and childcare
facilities. Ireland has also suffered from low investment in this area despite
a particularly high birth rate.
Commenting on her speech, Nikki Sinclaire said: “We have seen a recent
Court of Justice decision on car insurance that boycotts traditional, tried-and-tested
and sensible methods of risk assessment.
Despite the EU’s stance to positively discriminate in the favour of
women, this case exemplifies a politically-correct, Euro-babble and entirely
potty decision that actually makes life more difficult – and expensive
- for women. Common sense is an anathema to the EU.”
“Let's encourage and facilitate equality of treatment and opportunity regardless
of gender. That is real equality”.
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7 March 2011
Nikki
attacks 36% increase in MEP Healthcare
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28th
February 2011
Nikki
calls the Russians to account on Human Rights
"In
the Human rghts Committee this afternoon, I was able to challenge
the Russian Ambassador to the EU over the murder of a British citizen,
Alexander Litvinenko, in November 2006.
I suggested that the killing, allegedly by Andrei Lugovoi, now a Member of
the Russian Parliament, was carried out under the articles of Russia's Federal
Law No. 153-FZ (July 27, 2006). 153-FZ institutionalises the procedure for
taking a decision on using armed-force formations and special units to combat
terrorism outside of Russia. Under FZ-153, a critic of the Russian state or
its leaders may be designated as an "extremist", and this law literally
allows for the elimination of such critics outside Russian territory by FSB
agents - Lugovoi was an FSB agent.
The fact that such a decision must be taken "by the President" clearly
suggests that the murder was ordered by Vladimir Putin.
The Ambassador, Vladimir Chizov, was disengenious in his answer to say the
least. He suggested that there was no case to answer as no court had returned
a verdict of murder. He conveniently overlooked that fact that this is because
the alleged murderer is being sheltered by the Kremlin, and there has been
no trial.
He then questioned Britain's Human Rights record on the basis that we gave
shelter to such wicked people as refugees from the Bolshevik revolution! The
Ambassador has some funny interpretations of history, it seems!
It is worth noting, that having tried for so long to get the Ambassador to
attend a hearing of the Committee, only four MEPs bothered to show up, a fact
that was not lost on the Russian delegation."
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16 February 2011
Nikki slams non EU cooperation to help small businesses
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15
February 2011
Nikki defends member states competence in stem cell research
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15 February
2011
Nikki attacks modification
of Lisbon Treaty
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2 February
2011
Nikki
Sinclaire MEP asks the question "Where did all the EU Aid
Money to Tunisia go?"
